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Aug 20, 2009 News
Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee on July 31 last, signed the order bringing into force the Interception of Communications Act, commonly called the wiretapping law, as of August 31.
A source within the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) yesterday noted however that the equipment will not be installed in time for the enforcement date but the Minister has committed to not levying any penalties against the company for its inability to comply.
According to the source within the telephone company, the order for the equipment was placed just about 30 days ago and there is a 90-day limit to completion of installation, meaning that the company will not be ready for another two months.
The expenditure has always been a bugbear and to date despite lengthy negotiations with Office of the President as it relates to assistance, this has not been forthcoming.
The company was only notified of the enforcement catering for the lawful interception and storage of speech, music or other sounds, data or text on Tuesday August 18, despite the fact that it was signed by Minister Rohee, 18 days prior.
This newspaper has also been reliably informed that whatever monies that has already been expended to comply with the new law may not be enough
The cost of the equipment is reportedly in the vicinity of US$1M. It will enable the interception and storage of communication from mobile phones.
The fact that the companies (GT&T and Digicel) have to foot the bill to ensure compliance with the Interception of Communication Bill, commonly called the ‘’Wiretapping Bill’, had prompted Opposition Leader Robert Corbin to urge the companies to take legal action against the government.
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